Text styles should have "by instance" option for attributes

[line-weight]

Another inconsistency in how "styles" work - in the case of text styles, you're not given an "by instance /  by style" option for attributes.

 

Realising this I think reveals why I've always considered text style behaviour to be erratic - if you select a text object that has a text style applied to it, and change any of the alignment settings, it converts to "unstyled" (with no warning). So that'll be why I'm always finding text objects that don't update when I adjust text styles.

 

It seems to me that it will be a very common use case scenario that you'll want (for example) a text style applied to text that is in some cases right-aligned and some cases left-aligned.

 

When I edit a text style I should be able to select certain attributes, such as alignment, to be "by instance" so that I can change it on individual text objects without losing all the other text style information.

[Andy Broomell]

Absolutely.

 

For what it's worth, I think Text Styles came out before any of the current "Style"-based objects existed (but don't quote me on that).

 

Regardless, this should be improved as you've stated, both for the functionality itself and for consistency with other "Styles".

[Scott Lebsack]

@line-weight Brilliant observation, I long considered this an issue, but hadn't applied the "style" metaphor, but this absolutely makes sense. I was always hung up on wanting to set a style without locking down the alignment, or creating too many with each alignment covered. I'd thought about InDesign font familes, but it all seemed too complex, your approach is quite elegant.